2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE VOLUME OF AIR COMING FROM MY DEFROSTER IS INADEQUATE TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR FROM FOG AND FROST. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ON LINE ARTICLES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA AND COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW SOMEONE LIVING IN A COLDER CLIMATE IS DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS DEFINITELY CAN CAUSE AN UNSAFE CONDITION BY HAMPERING YOUR VISION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I DRIVE A RAM 1500 4WD WITH THE FOLLOWING REAR DIFFERENTIAL: DMDS 3.55 AXLE RATIO, DRBS CORPORATE 9.25 LD REAR AXLE. WHILE DRIVING ON A DRY, BARE ROAD AT 40 MPH, I STARTED TO HEAR A LOW PITCHED GROWLING NOISE FROM THE REAR END OF MY TRUCK. I WAS TRYING TO LOCATE A PLACE TO PULL OVER TO, BUT WITHIN ABOUT 30-60 SECONDS I HEARD A SINGLE LOUD BOOMING TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR END OF MY TRUCK AND THE I WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER THAT (POWER LOSS TO THE WHEELS). THE BOOMING NOISE WAS MY DRIVE SHAFT THAT HAD JUST FALLEN OFF DUE TO THE PINION NUT COMING UNDONE. ONCE THE PINION NUT/DRIVESHAFT CAME OFF THE TRUCK, SOMETHING STARTED FLYING AROUND INSIDE OF THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL CASE AND CRACKED THE BOTTOM OF MY REAR DIFF CASE (PLUS THE REAR DIFF WAS TOTALLY LOCKED UP). I RECOVERED THE DRIVESHAFT AND FOUND THE PINION NUT FLOATING AROUND INSIDE OF THE DRIVESHAFT YOKE FLANGE ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE DRIVE SHAFT (PINION NUT WAS NOT BROKEN). THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY REPAIRS NEEDED TO THAT SIDE OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL (E.G. LIKE A PINION SEAL OR THE LIKE), THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE PINION NUT COMING LOOSE, ONLY THE STANDARD FLUID CHANGES AT THE SPECIFIED TIMES USING THE PROPER FLUIDS (PER THE TSB RELEASED BY DODGE: 03-003-06). DURING THE FLUID CHANGES, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF METAL PIECES OR ISSUES IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SIDE ROAD DURING THE INCIDENT IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, BUT HAD JUST BEEN ON THE FREEWAY 10 MINUTES EARLIER. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT WOULD HAVE OCCURED IF THAT DRIVESHAFT CAME OFF ON THE FREEWAY. *TT

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE LSD REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE DRIVE LINE SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE SHOP THAT FIXED IT SAID THAT A RETAINING CLIP MUST HAVE COME LOOSE AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. GOOD THING I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT 75MPH ON THE FREEWAY, OR THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING. *TT UPDATED 5/29/2015 *JS

DRIVER DOOR LOCK STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION NO MATTER WHAT, CAN OPEN ONLY FROM INSIDE, ALL OTHER DOOR LOCKS WORK FINE, DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN FROM ANY POWER CONTROL STUCK PERMANENTLY UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E009000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

DURING A FRONT END COLLISION, FOLLOWED BY A VEHICLE ROLLOVER, BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A UTILITY POLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DIRECTLY AT THE HEADLIGHT. IT APPEARS THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED UP AND HIT THE ROOF ON THE POLE BEFORE ROLLING OVER AND COMING TO REST ON THE ROOF. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT MY DRIVEWAY I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THERE WAS A SHUDDER ,I WENT TO PUT THE BRAKES ON ,NO BRAKES THEN THE ENGINE DIED. MAKING ME HIT A PARKED VEHICLE .THIS HAPPENS ON AND OFF AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ,BEFORE THERE IS AN INJURY OR DEATH .COME ON DODGE FIX THIS!!!!! *KB

A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP IS OCCURRING ON A DAILY BASIS WHEN I USE THE TURN SIGNAL - WINDSHIELD WIPER - HIGH BEAM " MULTI-SWITCH". WHEN TRYING TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN BY PUSHING DOWN ON THE "MULTI-SWITCH" LEVER(LEFT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES TWO OR THREE TIMES THEN RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATES UNCOMMANDED) IF I TRY TO ENGAGE THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SOME TIMES IT WON'T SIGNAL / FLASH AT ALL. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT, NOT A GOOD TESTIMATE FOR DODGE. I READ IN A DODGE REPAIR WEBSITE / FORUM THAT A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING WITH THE DODGE RAM PICK-UPS AND MINI VANS. (ALL YEARS) IS THERE A RECALL OR WILL A RECALL BE CONSIDERED IN THE NEAR FUTURE? *TR

BROKEN BLEND DOOR IN HEATING PLENUM CAUSING LOSS OF DEFROSTER USE. A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IN COLD WEATHER. IN SEARCHING THE WEB IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION, ALSO INTERMITTENT BLINKER AND LIGHTING FUNCTION. *TR